Directional Terms Flashcards
(57 cards)
1
Q
Anterior/Ventral
A
Front of the body
2
Q
Posterior/Dorsal
A
Back of the body
3
Q
Deep
A
Away from the surface
4
Q
Superficial
A
On the surface
5
Q
Inferior
A
Situated below
6
Q
Superior
A
Situated above
7
Q
Lateral
A
Pertaining to the side
8
Q
Medial
A
Pertaining to the middle
9
Q
Prone
A
Lying face down
10
Q
Supine
A
Lying face up
11
Q
ab-
A
away from
12
Q
ad-
A
toward, near
13
Q
ambi-
A
around, on both sides
14
Q
amphi-
A
around, on both sides
15
Q
ana-
A
upward, backward
16
Q
ante-
A
before, forward
17
Q
anter/o
A
front
18
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anti-
A
against
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apo-
A
away, separation
20
Q
cata-
A
down, downward
21
Q
circum-
A
around
22
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite
23
Q
dextr/o
A
right
24
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dia-
A
through, apart
25
dis-
apart, to separate
26
ec-, ecto-
outside, out
27
en-, endo-
inside, within
28
epi-
above, over, upon
29
eso-
within
30
ex-
out, away from
31
extra-
outside
32
fore-
before, in front of
33
hyper-
above, excessive, beyond
34
hypo-
under, deficient, below
35
infra-
below, beneath
36
inter-
between
37
intra-
within
38
juxta-
near
39
later/o
side
40
levo-
left
41
medi/o
middle
42
meso-
middle
43
para-
alongside, near, beyond, abnormal
44
per-
through, throughout
45
peri-
around, surrounding
46
post-
after, behind
47
poster/o
behind, towards the back
48
pre-
before, in front of
49
pro-
before
50
proxim/o
near
51
retro-
behind, backward
52
sinistr/o
left
53
sub-
under, beneath
54
super-
above, beyond
55
supra-
above, beyond
56
tel/e
distant, end
57
trans-
across
